Win No. 7,000 for Jerry Hollendorfer

Jerry Hollendorfer, the Hall of Fame trainer, has had quite the astonishing career up this point, and there’s no slowing down. Thanks to Kiss N Scat, the horse he co-owns alongside George Todaro and Steve Taub, he can now say on his resume he has won 7,000 races during his long-spanning career.

Win number 7,000 puts Hollendorfer in third place on the all-time wins list for trainers, where he trails only Steve Asmussen and Dale Baird.

“I’m very grateful to be able to do something like this,” said Hollendorfer, talking about his accomplishment. “I’ve had a lot of good people help me. I want to thank the horses, the owners, and the help I’ve had. All of my staff, including [my wife] Janet, have done such a good job. They’re the people who do most of the work.”

Hollendorfer’s 7,000th win was no sweat. The two-year-old Kiss N Scat, won with ease in an allowance entry-level race that started the festivities at the Golden Gates Fields earlier today (November. 26). The one-mile race was smooth sailing for Kiss N Scat and jockey Ricardo Gonzalez, winning by 13 lengths. The heavy favourite paid $2.20 to win.

As mentioned earlier, Hollendorfer is third on the career wins list. Dale Baird, who passed away in 2007, finished his career with 9,445 wins. Steve Asmussen, the other trainer ahead of Hollendorfer on the wins list, currently has 7,164 wins to his name.

The three trainers combined have earned $439,109,527 during their careers.